Originally Posted by Mr.Manchester
I have recently done an oil chnage on my 1.6 Zetec and was told to use Semi Synthetic, i wanted to use the fully synthetic oil but was told not to

That's just rubbish, a 5w-30 semi is exactly the same viscosity as a 5w-30 fully synthetic.
Cheers
Simon
PS. Both semi and fully synthetics carry Ford Approvals, check my website and you'll see all different ones.